Went and read the Wiki article on Rice on a whim just now. The bit where she bites off the heads of her Amazon detractors is unintentionally hilarious.
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
Xander ,'Chosen'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Mr. Broom - Aug 29, 2005 8:03:52 am PDT #2057 of 10002
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Trudy Booth - Aug 29, 2005 8:09:12 am PDT #2058 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
That would be right by my parents' house.
Try not to worry too much, Dana. You know storms are weird -- one house can be flattened and the one next to it fine. Hang in there.
Volans - Aug 29, 2005 8:13:29 am PDT #2059 of 10002
move out and draw fire
Does the Wiki article explain why she has a male name? I can't even remember what it is (George Allen keeps coming to mind).
not really here. Really working.
smonster - Aug 29, 2005 8:31:38 am PDT #2060 of 10002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Howard Allen O'Brien, according to Wiki.
eta: d'oh, you wanted a why, not a what. my bad.
Tom Scola - Aug 29, 2005 8:38:05 am PDT #2061 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
At first I thought it was someone pranking Wikipedia, but other sources confirm it. This link says that she was named after her father.
That Wiki article about Rice is impressive. Since articles with a POV are deleted, writing something that snide while giving the outward appearance of neutrality is quite an accomplishment.
Theodosia - Aug 29, 2005 9:07:08 am PDT #2062 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Huh.. did Katrina wash all the Natterers away?
tommyrot - Aug 29, 2005 9:11:50 am PDT #2063 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Huh.. did Katrina wash all the Natterers away?
Maybe us Natterers are quietly releived that Katrina wasn't as destructive as we though it'd be?
DavidS - Aug 29, 2005 9:13:04 am PDT #2064 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Huh.. did Katrina wash all the Natterers away?
I was busy reading the news. The two oak trees in Jackson Square next to the Cathedral went down. The lakeside is flooding. 9th ward is flooding. But mostly the levees are holding and I think they'll be okay. Damage but not a toxic soup bowl thirty feet deep. Probably comparable to Hurricane Betsy or Camille. Which is plenty bad, but NOLA's still going to be there when it's over.
beth b - Aug 29, 2005 9:14:22 am PDT #2065 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
my realtives - biloxi. gulf shores, etc. this isn't fun
Dana - Aug 29, 2005 9:14:56 am PDT #2066 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, Beth, that's rough. It sounds pretty bad in Gulfport and Biloxi.